O-A: You are a hard-edge painter. Your painting is often referred to as “economy of applied painting forms” and ” cleanliness of painted surfaces”. Alice Juno: I became a hard-edge painter consciously. I strive for order in my works. To achieve this I adopted formalism. Hence, simplicity dominates in my paintings. Only form, line, color […]
Hard-edge Painting
Bartos Saro – INTERVIEW – abstract matter painter
What inspires you as an abstract matter painter? Bartos Saro: Abstract matter painting can draw from many different inspirations. In the case of my Syncope paintings, it’s music. Syncope is a frequently used stylistic means in music. The typical accent changes. We can hear it in jazz, which is my favorite form of music. I […]
Abstract painter ROBERT Lardus – interview
You are an abstract painter. This is your credo. Is DYSMORPHOPHOBIA, the series of your works a series of images-illusions? Robert Lardus: As an abstract painter I use various tools, for example Optical art, Op-art, which is a kind of abstract art. And I do it for a purpose: I want to have an impact […]
Alice Juno hard-edge artist – “Run, Run” series of paintings
Alice Juno hard-edge artist Alice Juno, as a hard-edge artist, strives to organize the form and colors used in the painting. It often limits the color range. What distinguishes her work is the texture of the lines. They are spacious as the only element of the picture. Alice gave up on any randomness. She paints […]
Evolution of Saro’s works in the style of Haute Pâte
What is Haute Pâte (Matter Painting)? Haute Pâte (Matter Painting) is a technique that uses a thick impasto paint to which materials such as sanded glass, mud, sand, feathers, cement and shells are added. The accessories can by any kind and they influence the style and character of the work. Bartos Saro is limited to […]
Coincidences – contemporary abstract drawings by Jan Astner
Jan Astner in black and white “Coincidences” black and white drawings talks about his world, combining poetic elements with individual intimacy. His work is always the beginning of a story that leads the viewer to the threshold of an unknown and fantastic world. In his abstract drawings, Jan composes shapes and forms of the image […]
Ivo Alvarone – EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES – abstract painting
O-A: What is your art about? Ivo Alvarone: The subject of my art abstract painting is nature, especially traditional landscape. For that I uses traditional materials, paints and a brush on paper or canvas. In my paintings I try to render movement and life. Everything is captured in a spontaneous dance and brush movement when […]
Ana-Maria Panaitescu – visiting artist’s studio
Ana-Maria Panaitescu – visiting artist’s studio Most of my work is about using traditional materials (like wood, canvas, paper, cardboard, metal, oil colors) and finding a way to combine it with new stuff, like silicon, acrylics, polystyrene, different types of strong glue, etc. It is my way of being traditional and living in our days […]
Interview with Cvetka Hojnik
Interview with Cvetka Hojnik O-A: What is art to you? Is creating an urge, necessity or maybe an incontournable, essential way of life? Cvetka Hojnik: While creating, art becomes an integral part of life. Because of art we look at life from a different perspective, we get another, inner richness. And of course you become […]
David Carr – Celebrity Colour Challenge
O-A: What is the Celebrity Colour Challenge? David Carr: It began as a small experiment. Usually I work with a large range of paints and my pictures are very bright and colourful. I wanted to try and create a piece using a very limited pallet, and came up with the idea of asking someone else […]
Interview with Erwin Rios
O-A. What is art to you? Erwin Rios: You have to feel art. It’s something that comes from inside, an urge to express something, to let something out … When I have a good day, I get into the flow with painting and everything is fine. But the next day I am dissatisfied and critical. […]
Interview with Barbara Kemp Cowlin
O-A: What is art to you? Is creating an urge, necessity or something else for you? Barbara Kemp Cowlin: Art is an integral part of my life. From the time I was a young child I’d be overtaken with the need to create something from nothing. Sometimes I had a clear picture of what I […]
